A review by hoodster
Astoria: John Jacob Astor and Thomas Jefferson's Lost Pacific Empire: A Story of Wealth, Ambition, and Survival by Peter Stark

4.0

Amazing tale. My only quibble is he was rarely gave modern geographical landmarks so that you could follow along with the various expeditions. The other thing is I cared far less for the story of the rich industrialist than of the people who did his bidding. A book length treatment of Marie Dorian would be fascinating!